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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
2
A mosaic of wry observations and witticisms touching topics from labor strikes and politics to fashion and technology. Snippets mock complacency, note urban quirks, and reflect a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper voice with sly humor and social commentary.
A whimsical phrase recalls a man who ate strawberry shortcake and pondered his health. The article notes currency reform reminding of future dough for all. It reports winter wheat prospects bright and a $35 per foot rise in show snakes price, while suggesting bar room kind increases would be preferable. It cites $16 million in gem imports this year and hints at a domestic reconciliation motive in a marriage.
The power of a man swinging bamboo varies with its function whether it is a component of a carpet beater or a fishing rod implying different handling and impact depending on purpose.
A woman’s claim that a soul passes from a dying relative’s lips is met with scientific skepticism. The text notes many souls are too small to be seen under any circumstances, questioning the possibility.
The Cincinnati Enquirer poses a nostalgic question about old crafts sparking interest for historical societies. It highlights sewing and darning as a window into past daily life and community memory.
The new British envoy is described as a baseball fan whose enthusiasm could surpass his tennis and golf prowess in shaping soft power and international image.
The Interstate Commerce Commission mandates heating all potato cars during winter. A society for the prevention of cruelty to potatoes is implied by the phrasing as a nod to welfare concerns in transport.
A dramatic local note laments blasting near Panama harming a revered sea serpent figure. The piece condemns commercial modernizers and urges preservation of ancient sacred traditions amid upheaval.
A fragment notes Guatemala borrowed 2.5 million from Great Britain in 1869 and that Britain now presses Guatemala for repayment, with increasing insistence and tension reported in the source.
A sports columnist argues the pennant is wide open as managers lobby for advantage, suggesting the title could go to any team after early season moves. The piece weighs management strategies and lingering uncertainties in the race.
A fragmented public health report notes ink as a germ deterrent and questions who allowed continued hardship. It references concerns over fast action against infection and mentions a wary, craven-spirited figure amid efforts to reassure affected individuals.
Democratic lawmakers opposed to free raw wool clash with tariff supporters as they push to delay the tariff bill to secure passage of the administration currency reform measure. President Wilson urges quick currency action while House leaders expect senate changes to align with his aims.
Federal grand jury in Charleston charges John P. White and 18 UMWA officials with conspiring with coal operators in Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois to raise West Virginia coal wages to curb competition across five states in violation of the Sherman antitrust law. The 19 defendants are alleged to have engaged in a restraint of trade within Kanawha County and federal court jurisdiction.
In Ironton Ohio Berkley Flemming a 20 year old farmer confessed Sunday to killing his mother on Saturday and three years earlier his older brother. He led police to the farm home and burial sites exposing a shallow grave and a buried skeleton with a broken skull in a tobacco field.
Norfolk Western train pulled by two engines plunged over a 50 foot embankment crashing into the frame home of Mrs. Phoebe Owens. Killed were James Gillespie and George Stewart the engine and fireman, and Mrs. Phoebe Owens and Grace Owens, both in bed. Injured were Thomas Miller and John Portfield.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that states may regulate intrastate railroad rates and freight charges, holding interstate commerce not solely controlled by federal authorities. The decision, announced by Justice Hughes, overturns a contrary view and affirms state authority unless rates are confiscatory.
The Weather Bureau reported the coldest June in the middle Atlantic and New England, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions with frost from Vermont to Wisconsin. Rome New York hit 26 degrees, crops damaged in farms and gardens, with Ohio records also showing unusual lows and fruit growers near Grand Rapids noting frost damage.
Col George W Goethals chief engineer of the canal zone says by January 1 1916 any float will pass the Panama canal. He has arrived from Colon and will send a vessel through once water is in place, with Fram promised to go first but a smaller craft likely to make the initial passage.
Robert Roach a Berger Manufacturing Co. worker killed his mother in law Thisby Schatzman 61, sister in law Ruth Schatzman 19 and daughter Doris 16 months then wounded Viola Schatzman 17 and Police Sergeant W W Fielding before barricading with his wife and child. He was subdued by officers and arrested after a gunfight and gas exposure.
A June 5 Albert Hall fete revived Versailles pomp under King George Queen Mary Princess Christian and Queen-mother Alexandra. The charity ball supported Soldiers and Sailors' Help Society with interior décor depicting Versailles terraces and European courts of that era.
In Edmonton an eight man scow crew of Grand Pacific Railway contractors split in two in the Fraser River near Grand Canon. Four drowned including F. J. St.John Newton Kennedy Harold Dickson and Aaron Karlip. Others reached shore after a desperate struggle. A second quartet reportedly drowned miles upstream.
Walter S. Shourds, vault superintendent of Union Trust Co, returns the remaining securities and cash after a dramatic court scene. Judge Hall records a not guilty verdict while the bank accepts restitution and Shourds adds 5000 dollars beyond the stolen sum. He leaves with his wife.
The Niagara, Commodore Perry's flagship raised from Misery Bay and rebuilt with a $35,000 effort, was launched at Erie on June 7. Old sailors assisted in restoring the vessel to its original form for the Perry victory centennial celebrations across several cities.
Pittsburgh public schools superintendent S L Heeter was dismissed by a 12 to 1 vote of the board of education. Assistant superintendent Garwood will serve as acting superintendent. The resolution cites evidence of immorality and improper advances and liberties with women.
Cambridge scientists report that eight varieties of two rowed barley show about half the seedlings twisting left. Millet and cuts also show excess left handed growth, while corn shows no clear tendency. No hereditary peculiarity or significance claimed.
Miss Pansy Hutchins suffered a persistent facial rash for two years with itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, inflammation faded in two days and the rash vanished in four weeks. She reports total cure for face and scalp. Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples via Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
An essay on balancing professional enthusiasm with courtesy in conversation. It notes that women in business should not monopolize talk about work and reminds readers that others have topics too. The piece advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething discomfort.
The article stresses motherhood as a pivotal life epoch for women and warns of unprepared pregnancies. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to strengthen the female system and reduce nervous strain during and after childbirth, offering confidential mail guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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